In Retrospect

If I had the power, perhaps in an alternate timeline, the Top 40 would have been quite different...

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Number
1

Our Lips Are Sealed
Go-Go's
From the album: Beauty and the Beat
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
2

Beautiful World
Devo
From the album: New Traditionalists
Peak
2
Weeks
10
Number
3 Up by 1

Under Pressure
Queen & David Bowie
From the album: Hot Space
Peak
3
Weeks
8
Number
4 Down by 1

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
The Police
From the album: Ghost in the Machine
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
15
Number
5

Trouble
Lindsey Buckingham
From the album: Law and Order
Peak
5
Weeks
12
Number
6

Controversy
Prince
From the album: Controversy
Peak
6
Weeks
9
Number
7

Shake It Up
The Cars
From the album: Shake It Up
Peak
7
Weeks
8
Number
8

Eisbär
Grauzone
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
16
Number
9

Open Your Heart
The Human League
From the album: Dare
Peak
4
Weeks
13
Number
10 Up by 1

The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)
Fun Boy Three
Peak
10
Weeks
10
Number
11 Down by 1

Souvenir
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
From the album: Architecture & Morality
Peak
1 (for 8 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
12

Revenge
Eurythmics
From the album: In the Garden
Peak
12
Weeks
9
Number
13 Up by 1

Centerfold
The J. Geils Band
From the album: Freeze-Frame
Peak
13
Weeks
7
Number
14 Up by 1

I Could Be Happy
Altered Images
From the album: Pinky Blue
Peak
14
Weeks
5
Number
15 Down by 2

Twilight
Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Time
Peak
6
Weeks
11
Number
16

Happy Birthday
Altered Images
From the album: Happy Birthday
Peak
11
Weeks
14
Number
17

Joan of Arc
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
From the album: Architecture & Morality
Peak
17
Weeks
11
Number
18 Up by 1

Abacab
Genesis
From the album: Abacab
Peak
18
Weeks
4
Number
19 Down by 1

Start Me Up
The Rolling Stones
From the album: Tattoo You
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
21
Number
20

The Voice
Ultravox
From the album: Rage in Eden
Peak
20
Weeks
11
Number
21 Up by 7

Here is The News
Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Time
Peak
21
Weeks
2
Number
22 Down by 1

Love Action (I Believe in Love)
The Human League
From the album: Dare
Peak
1 (for 4 weeks)
Weeks
24
Number
23

Destroyer
The Kinks
From the album: Give the People What They Want
Peak
23
Weeks
10
Number
24

Harden My Heart
Quarterflash
From the album: Quarterflash
Peak
24
Weeks
6
Number
25 Down by 3

Hold On Tight
Electric Light Orchestra
From the album: Time
Peak
2
Weeks
26
Number
26 Down by 1

Super Freak
Rick James
From the album: Street Songs
Peak
7
Weeks
20
Number
27 Down by 1

No Reply at All
Genesis
From the album: Abacab
Peak
22
Weeks
12
Number
28 Up by 8

Golden Brown
The Stranglers
From the album: La Folie
Peak
28
Weeks
2
Number
29 Down by 2

Private Eyes
Daryl Hall and John Oates
From the album: Private Eyes
Peak
6
Weeks
18
Number
30 Down by 1

Working in the Coal Mine
Devo
From the album: Heavy Metal: Music From the Motion Picture
Peak
11
Weeks
19
Number
31

Young Turks
Rod Stewart
From the album: Tonight I'm Yours
Peak
31
Weeks
6
Number
32 Up by 6

That's How We Do It in L.A.
Lindsey Buckingham
Peak
32
Weeks
2
Number
33 Down by 3

Burnin' For You
Blue Öyster Cult
From the album: Fire of Unknown Origin
Peak
23
Weeks
17
Number
34 Down by 2

Girls on Film
Duran Duran
From the album: Duran Duran
Peak
17
Weeks
18
Number
35 Down by 2

Just Can't Get Enough
Depeche Mode
From the album: Speak & Spell
Peak
15
Weeks
17
Number
36 Down by 1

Talking Out of Turn
The Moody Blues
From the album: Long Distance Voyager
Peak
35
Weeks
6
Number
37 Down by 3

Lawnchairs
Our Daughter's Wedding
From the album: Digital Cowboy
Peak
9
Weeks
25
Number
38 Up by 1

Careless Memories
Duran Duran
From the album: Duran Duran
Peak
7
Weeks
27
Number
39 Debut

Tainted Love
Soft Cell
From the album: Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Peak
39
Weeks
1
Number
40

Heart Like A Wheel
The Steve Miller Band
From the album: Circle of Love
Peak
40
Weeks
5

Dropouts

Number
37 Dropout

Mistaken Identity
Kim Carnes
From the album: Mistaken Identity
Peak
33
Weeks
8

A chart by

Date

January 16, 1982

Songs

40

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1 1 Go-Go's – "Our Lips Are Sealed" 1(×4) 15

2 2 Devo – "Beautiful World" 2 10

4 3 Queen & David Bowie – "Under Pressure" 3 8

3 4 The Police – "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" 1(×2) 15

5 5 Lindsey Buckingham – "Trouble" 5 12

6 6 Prince – "Controversy" 6 9

7 7 The Cars – "Shake It Up" 7 8

8 8 Grauzone – "Eisbär" 1(×1) 16

9 9 The Human League – "Open Your Heart" 4 13

11 10 Fun Boy Three – "The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)" 10 10

10 11 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – "Souvenir" 1(×8) 21

12 12 Eurythmics – "Revenge" 12 9

14 13 The J. Geils Band – "Centerfold" 13 7

15 14 Altered Images – "I Could Be Happy" 14 5

13 15 Electric Light Orchestra – "Twilight" 6 11

16 16 Altered Images – "Happy Birthday" 11 14

17 17 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – "Joan of Arc" 17 11

19 18 Genesis – "Abacab" 18 4

18 19 The Rolling Stones – "Start Me Up" 1(×2) 21

20 20 Ultravox – "The Voice" 20 11

28 21 Electric Light Orchestra – "Here is The News" 21 2

21 22 The Human League – "Love Action (I Believe in Love)" 1(×4) 24

23 23 The Kinks – "Destroyer" 23 10

24 24 Quarterflash – "Harden My Heart" 24 6

22 25 Electric Light Orchestra – "Hold On Tight" 2 26

25 26 Rick James – "Super Freak" 7 20

26 27 Genesis – "No Reply at All" 22 12

36 28 The Stranglers – "Golden Brown" 28 2

27 29 Daryl Hall and John Oates – "Private Eyes" 6 18

29 30 Devo – "Working in the Coal Mine" 11 19

31 31 Rod Stewart – "Young Turks" 31 6

38 32 Lindsey Buckingham – "That's How We Do It in L.A." 32 2

30 33 Blue Öyster Cult – "Burnin' For You" 23 17

32 34 Duran Duran – "Girls on Film" 17 18

33 35 Depeche Mode – "Just Can't Get Enough" 15 17

35 36 The Moody Blues – "Talking Out of Turn" 35 6

34 37 Our Daughter's Wedding – "Lawnchairs" 9 25

39 38 Duran Duran – "Careless Memories" 7 27

NE 39 Soft Cell – "Tainted Love" 39 1

40 40 The Steve Miller Band – "Heart Like A Wheel" 40 5

DROPOUTS:

37 -- Kim Carnes – "Mistaken Identity" 33 8

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